Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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